Ostermark

Ostermark, as known as the Cursed City, is nothing more than a mound of ruins now. After the fall of Sunspear Castle, it has laid dormant and is only visited by historians and foolish grave robbers. The ruins is located south of Averland and north of Sunspear Castle.

Ostermark was once a shining beacon of hope for would be magic users. It was here that initiates from all over the world would flock to in order to study from the great professors and mages of old. The great libraries stored vast amounts of knowledge and artifacts, however it was one such artifact that would lead to the city's demise.

The Orb of the Fallen Queen, a powerful artifact that was recovered from an ancient ruin deep in the Bulwark Mountains, was said to have been in the possession of an ancient queen from a time long forgotten. She was said to have been an arch wizard of great power, using her magic to better her people and kingdom. But one day they all vanished in a blink of an eye, and all that remained was ruins and forgotten memories.

In 793 AS, the artifact was sent to Sunspear Castle as a gift for the commander that protected to city from seaborne invaders. The commander, however, was cruel and corrupt. He sought to use it to gain power in order to become the next Imperator. On its use, a sickly green explosion erupted from it, destroying Sunspear Castle in an instant. But something still stirred inside the fallen debris.

Waves of undead sprung forth from the castle, destroying all that was living and a good in the area. The undead revenants came through Ostermark in a matter of a day. The great mages housed in their ivory towers fled to Andros, leaving their students and commoners to die. The libraries burned, artifacts stolen and returned to Castle Sunspear. And in just a single day, Ostermark was nothing more than a footnote in history.